Train Collision Avoidance System successful in Vikarabad

Hyderabad, July 10: It's been nearly two years since the Train Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) also known as Automatic Train Protection (ATP) was tested for the first time in the South Central Railway.

After scores of a trial run under various conditions across the country, the railway authorities are preparing to have more full-fledged runs soon.

The trail runs has been successful in the LingampalliVikarabad–Wadi and Vikarabad Bidar sections, up to a total length of 250 kilometers. About 40 locomotives — 20 electrical and 20 diesel

The Directorate General of Research Design and Standards Organization (RDSO), Hussain and Pawan Kumar, examined the TCAS implemented in Tandur in Wikarabad district here on Sunday.

TCAS is a step above the Automatic Warning System (AWS) and the Anti Collision Device (ACD) used in some railway lines across the country.

It traces the location of the train through the distance traversed from RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags installed on tracks, and transmits the signal to all other trains in the vicinity.

More than 1,500 trails were conducted to check the functionality and address any teething issues so that the system could be deployed throughout the rail network.